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Madras High CourtCRL OP/16917/2020dismissed

Saravanan v. State By

2020-10-22Honourable Dr Justice G. Jayachandran2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 22.10.2020

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE DR.JUSTICE G.JAYACHANDRAN Crl.O.P.No.16917 of 2020 Saravanan ... Petitioner Vs.

State by The Inspector of Police, Arni Taluk Police Station, Arni, Tiruvanamalai District.

Crime No.2459 of 2020 ... Respondent PRAYER: This Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. to enlarge the petitioner on bail in the event of his arrest by the respondent police in Crime No.2459 of 2020 pending investigation on the file of the respondent police. For Petitioner : M/s.J.Pavithra For Respondent : Mr.Charles Prem Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

(The case has been heard through video conference) The petitioner, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections 379, 430 of IPC r/w 21(5) of Mines and Minerals (Development & Regulation) Act, 1957 in Crime No.2459 of 2020, on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner is owner of the Tractor has committed theft of one unit of river sand illegally in the aforesaid vehicle.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is innocent and he did not commit any offence as alleged by the prosecution and he has been falsely implicated in this case. Hence, he prays for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

4. Heard the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent.

5. Following the dictum of this Court in the case of Bala @ Balasubramani versus Inspector of Police, Thakkolam Police Station, Vellore District reported in 2020 2 Law Weekly Crl 528, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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Accordingly, the Criminal Original Petition stands dismissed.

-sd/- 22/10/2020 This order, on being produced, be punctually observed and carried into execution by all concerned TRUE COPY Sub-Assistant Registrar (Statistics/C.S.) High Court, Madras - 600 104.

TO 1 THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT, MADRAS.

2 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ARNI TALUK POLICE STATION, ARANI, TIRUVANNAMALAI DISTRICT, CC to M/S. J.PAVITHRA Advocate on payment of necessary charges CRL OP.16917/2020 Date :22/10/2020 RVR 05/11/2020 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/